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Rowan Moore
All creations great and small: inside this year’s Riba Stirling prize

Thu 28 May 2026

All creations great and small: inside this year’s Riba Stirling prize
Rowan Moore
The toilet block that’s more than just a public convenience

Sun 24 May 2026

The toilet block that’s more than just a public convenience
Rowan Moore
The man behind Albania’s architectural revolution

Fri 22 May 2026

The man behind Albania’s architectural revolution
Emma Haslett
Cities could save billions by hiring local architects, report suggests

Sun 17 May 2026

Cities could save billions by hiring local architects, report suggests
Daphne Karnezis
In central Athens, a family house full of space

Mon 11 May 2026

In central Athens, a family house full of space
Rowan Moore
Northampton’s art gallery for the people

Sun 3 May 2026

Northampton’s art gallery for the people
Evan Moffitt
LA’s colossal new art gallery is a fossil in the tar sands

Thu 23 Apr 2026

LA’s colossal new art gallery is a fossil in the tar sands
Rowan Moore
V&A East Museum is the London institution’s cooler, younger outpost

Fri 17 Apr 2026

V&A East Museum is the London institution’s cooler, younger outpost
Rowan Moore
Is this Essex garden community the blueprint for modern housing?

Sun 12 Apr 2026

Is this Essex garden community the blueprint for modern housing?
Rowan Moore
Reinier de Graaf’s manifesto for building a better future

Thu 2 Apr 2026

Reinier de Graaf’s manifesto for building a better future
Rowan Moore
Behind the scenes of Theatr Clwyd’s £38m makeover

Sun 29 Mar 2026

Behind the scenes of Theatr Clwyd’s £38m makeover
Charlie Monaghan
The next Stepney: a lovingly updated Georgian townhouse in east London

Sun 22 Mar 2026

The next Stepney: a lovingly updated Georgian townhouse in east London
Rowan Moore
Henry Moore Studios and Gardens: where art and architecture meet

Sun 22 Mar 2026

Henry Moore Studios and Gardens: where art and architecture meet
Rowan Moore
Camber Sands’ new welcome centre is a seaside delight

Sun 15 Mar 2026

Camber Sands’ new welcome centre is a seaside delight
Rowan Moore
How John Vanbrugh became the ‘Shakespeare of architects’

Sun 8 Mar 2026

How John Vanbrugh became the ‘Shakespeare of architects’
Rowan Moore
How Maggie’s built a place of greater sanctuary

Sat 28 Feb 2026

How Maggie’s built a place of greater sanctuary
Rowan Moore
Jayden Ali: ‘I know what it’s like to be at the margin and the centre’

Sun 22 Feb 2026

Jayden Ali: ‘I know what it’s like to be at the margin and the centre’
Rowan Moore
Courtesy, resilience and jazz shine through powerless Havana nights

Sun 15 Feb 2026

Courtesy, resilience and jazz shine through powerless Havana nights
Matt Alagiah
A clean start at a London laundry

Sun 8 Feb 2026

A clean start at a London laundry
Matt Alagiah
A Victorian terrace packs in the drama

Sun 1 Feb 2026

A Victorian terrace packs in the drama
Rowan Moore
How Millport Town Hall became the pride of the Clyde

Sun 1 Feb 2026

How Millport Town Hall became the pride of the Clyde
Rowan Moore
The housing estate that Blair forgot

Fri 30 Jan 2026

The housing estate that Blair forgot
Rowan Moore
The Doctor Feelgood of architecture

Thu 29 Jan 2026

The Doctor Feelgood of architecture
Rowan Moore
How the Thames Tideway Tunnel transformed the riverside

Thu 22 Jan 2026

How the Thames Tideway Tunnel transformed the riverside
Hannah Newton
Three generations share one roof in this self-built home

Sun 18 Jan 2026

Three generations share one roof in this self-built home
Rowan Moore
Battle for the Barbican

Thu 15 Jan 2026

Battle for the Barbican
JohnJo Devlin
Is this the world’s most beautiful sauna?

Sun 11 Jan 2026

Is this the world’s most beautiful sauna?
Rowan Moore
In good stead: a house of exceptional design

Sun 11 Jan 2026

In good stead: a house of exceptional design
Rowan Moore
How to build beautiful housing

Fri 9 Jan 2026

How to build beautiful housing
Rowan Moore
The year in architecture

Thu 25 Dec 2025

The year in architecture
Rowan Moore
How a brutalist bolthole became Riba’s house of the year

Fri 12 Dec 2025

How a brutalist bolthole became Riba’s house of the year
Alexei Korolyov
Vienna’s hidden best cellar

Sun 7 Dec 2025

Vienna’s hidden best cellar
Rowan Moore
Frank Gehry, the starchitect who made poetry in solid form, dies at 96

Sat 6 Dec 2025

Frank Gehry, the starchitect who made poetry in solid form, dies at 96
Rowan Moore
How a modern pub should be

Fri 5 Dec 2025

How a modern pub should be
Rowan Moore
No commission for old men: the National Gallery deserves better

Thu 4 Dec 2025

No commission for old men: the National Gallery deserves better
Rowan Moore
How a ruined religious complex became a modern university faculty

Sun 30 Nov 2025

How a ruined religious complex became a modern university faculty
Tara Joshi
The grid: Sinziana Velicescu’s visions of America

Sun 23 Nov 2025

The grid: Sinziana Velicescu’s visions of America
Busola Evans
Finding balance in a Japanese mountain home

Sun 16 Nov 2025

Finding balance in a Japanese mountain home
Rowan Moore
The houses that England built

Sat 15 Nov 2025

The houses that England built

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